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The shoppers vied with each other to reduce costs in their buy-
ing, and shopping took less time as the term advanced.
Borrowed containers were less frequently forgotten.
Discipline cases decreased. Tensions were noticeably less as the
"terrors" of the group became busier and better-fed boys.
Table manners and conversation became more acceptable.
Mothers wrote letters of appreciation to the school or came to
visit the class at work.
BOOKS CHILDREN OF NINE TO ELEVEN MAY ENJOY
BACHE, ELIZABETH Du Bois, and LOUISE F. BACHE, "When Mother
Lets Me Make Candy. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1930. This is
a good book for its purpose.
HAWKINS, NANCY, Let's Cook. New York: Knopf, 1942. This is
a manual of cooking written for grown-ups, but it should be
helpful for beginners of all ages.
LETTON, MILDRED O., Let's Go Exploring, Chicago: National
Dairy Council, 1940. An up-to-date and challenging treatment
of marketing, for the purchaser of foods.
MALTBY, LUCY MARY, Ifs Fun to Cook. Philadelphia: John C.
Winston, 1938, This is an interestingly written cook book for
the teen age boy and girl. It is in story form and has attractive
illustrations and many good recipes.
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, HOME INSTITUTE, Young America's
Cook Book New York: Charles Scribner's, 1942. A beauti-
fully illustrated cook book. Children are challenged to prepare
the foods; recipes are well balanced and accompanied by clear
directions.
NEW YORK PRINCIPALS' ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW YORK WORLD'S
FAIR, INC., The Birthday Party. New York: Noble and Noble,
1936, A social studies story book about food which suggests
that children in the home have a vital part in helping buy, pre-
pare, and enjoy the food as they share it with their friends.
TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND CHILDREN PLAN
FOODS EXPERIENCES
Pupils in the upper elementary years and first two years of
junior high school will be interested in studying foods and